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IntelliJ IDEA is installed with a number of starting project templates. When you create a project, learn how to choose which template you want to use. For Java developers, there are templates in the Community edition for command-line applications and desktop applications built with the JavaFX framework.

- [Instructor] IntelliJ IDEA is installed…with a number of starting project templates.…When you create a project,…you choose which template you want to use.…From the welcome screen, I'll click Create New Project.…The list of templates on the left is affected…by the number of plugins you have installed.…If you had a plugin installed, for example Scala,…you would see a template for that as well.…I'll choose the Java template…and I'll make sure that I have a project SDK.…If you don't see a project SDK,…you'll need to go back and set that up…as I described in an earlier video.…I'll click Next, and then I'll select…Create Project from Template,…and that selects the Command Line App template.…

It creates a simple Java application with a single class…that has a main method.…Next, I'm asked for the project name.…And I'll name it First Project.…You can place this anywhere on your disk that you like,…but it's recommended that you place it in a directory…without any spaces in it.…The default is to place it in a directory called…

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4/19/2017

Get started with IntelliJ IDEA, one of the most popular IDEs for programming with Java and other Java virtual machine (JVM) languages. In this course, David Gassner explains how to install the Java Development Kit (JDK), configure IntelliJ IDEA, and create new projects. He also shows how to import existing projects from Eclipse and other IDEs, walks through the IntelliJ IDEA user interface, and demonstrates the powerful code generation and debugging tools. Plus, he explains how to work with Git and GitHub to manage your source code, and how to program with other popular JVM languages such as Groovy and Scala.